Automatic vending-machine.



442.301.3311. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IANA, 1906.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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Patented Dec. 1, i1908.

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, A. P. HOLDEN. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IANA, 1906.

Patented Dec. 1,1908.

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ARTHUR R. HOLDEN, or TORONTO, ONTARIO, OANADA.

AUTOMATIC VENDING-MAGHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

Application filed. January 4l, 1906. Serial No. 294,635.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,l ARTHUR` PEART HOLDEN, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York` and Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Vending- Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description.

This invention relates to an automatic vending machine comprising a magazine, an elevator therein automatically movable towards its delivery end, an ejector, .a motor for actuating the ejector, and a coin operated controller for the ejector motor, as hereinafter more fully set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Fora full understanding of the invention reference is to Vbe had to the following description and to theaccompanying drawings, in which, l f Figure 1 is a frontY elevationv of a'ffour magazinevending machine showing the constructive arrangement of the parts.V Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the construction shown in F ig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 looking at it from the top. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the construction shown in the preceding figures looking at it from the bottom. Fig. 5 is `a perspective4 viewof one of the magazines. Fig. 5a 1s a transverse section of the magazine shown 1n Fig. 5 taken on the lme o--m Fig. 5h is a vertical section of the magazine y taken on theline b-b Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is a vertical section through one of the `motors for the magazine elevators,taken lengthwise of the shaft therefor. Fig. 7 .is a vertical section of one of the ejectors taken lengthwise of the shaft therefor. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a vertical section through One of the motors for the ejecting mechanism taken lengthwise of the shaft therefor. Fig. 10 is a front elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a side elevation of one of the coin chutes, showing the constructive arrangement of the controlling mechanism for the ejector motors. Fig. 13 Vis a side elevation of the coin slot closing mechanism. Fig'.-14' is a perspective view of the construction shown in Fig. 13. Fig'. 15 is a vertical section of a magazine, magazine elevator andl an alternative form of elevatormoton Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

Within the cabinet a are four magazines b substantially rectangular in cross section, with apertures c at the upper endsof their front sides, and slots e extending from said apertures to their lower ends to facilitate `the placing of the merchandise therein. On the magazine fronts, at the sides of the apertures c and projecting above the bottoms thereof are keepers d4. Hinged to the magazine fronts are covers d to close the apertures, said covers being vertically movable on their hinges cl3 to rise above the keepers d4, and to descend into position behind them, so that'said keepers may hold the covers to securely close the apertures or permit them to open as required.

In'rear'of the magazines are slideways 7 j zines o are elevators it having elevator guides z' movable in the slideways and connected to theelevator guides z' are elevator cords or cables The elevator cords or cables eX- tend abovethe top of the slideways f and are Wound on the motor drums la. The motor drums la are revolubly mounted on a stationary shaft Z'supported above the top of the magazine in rear of the slideways, and each motor drum 7c consists of two annular side plates aloosely mounted on the stationary shaft'l, a rim m contained between the annular side plates k and maintained in positionl therebetween by clamping screws m which fasten the side plates together, and motor springs 0 contained between the side platese within the rim. One end of each motor spring o is connected to the stationary shaft 'Z and the other end is connected to one of the clamping screws m. The elevator cords or cables j attached to the elevator guides are wound on the motor drums 7c and as the magazine elevators descend they unwind from and cause the revolution of the motor drums to automatically wind the motor. springs 0,. yso that when the descending force-'is removed from the magazine elevators the motor springs may unwind themselves and rewind thevelevator cords or cablesjon the motor drums. Spring tensioned detent pins p extending through the lower endv of the magazine fronts are employed to hold the magazine elevators inoperative in the magazines until the latter have received their contents.

Then the magazines are charged the detent pins are released to allow the elevator motors to raise the elevators with their loads towards the tops of the magazines and position the topmost packages opposite the delivery openings so that they can be engaged and delivered by the ejectors Q as the latter move under the intluence of the ejector motors as hereinafter described. Each ejector consists of one or more sets ot ejector arms g, a hub g loosely mounted on the stationary shaft r above the top of the magazines and a sarocket wheel e. Formed in the heel of each ejector arm Q is a substantially V-shaped groove s to engage the front edge ot' the topmost package t in its respective magazine until the commencement.. ot the revolution of the ejectors when said package is engaged and ejected by the toe u of the ejector arm or arms coming into contact with it. lVhen the topmost package has been delivered the remaining packages in the `magazine are raised by the elevator moving under the inliuence of the elevator motor to bring the next package in succession to the one delivered opposite the delivery opening of the magazine, the motion of the ejector being arrested when it has cleared the path of the ascending package so that the lfshaped groove s will receive the top edge of the front of the then topmost pac rage t and by preventing its displacement or removal from the magazine cause it to be retained therein until the next operation of the ejecting mechanism. j

Mounted on .each ejector hub g is a sprocket wheel o which is alined withthe sprocket wheel t" loosely mounted on the motor shaft ce stationarily supported below the magazines. Rigidly connected to each sprocket wheeli/ and revoluble therewith is a pinion wheel a@ which meshes with a spur wheel y loosely mounted on a stationary shaft z located below the motor shaft i0. Each spur wheel 17/ is provided with a pinion wheel y with which meshes a spur wheel w loosely mounted on the motor shaft fw. rlhe spur wheels ce are driven by motor springs w coiled around the motor shaft. The outer ends ot the motor springs w are fastened to a stationary bar a and their inner ends are connected to the spur wheels ce so that the unwinding of the motor springs will cause the revolution of the spur wheels ce which motion is transmitted by the pinion wheels Q/ to the spur wheels g/ and Finally to the pinion wheels a and sprocket wheels 1v. Passing around the sprocket wheels ci and fr are sprocket chains a by which motion is transmitted from the motors to the ejectors during the actuation of the former. To stop the actuation of the motors the sprocket wheels e or their pinion wheels ir are provided with clutch disks having teeth c corresponding in number and location with the ejector arms and engaging the rims of the clutch disks are detent clutches d torming part ot the controlling leversl c. '.lhe controlling levers c are liulcrumed interme diate the detent clutches d and their coin engaging ends 7 which project into the iaths ot the coin chutes y so that the coins descending therethrough may engage them and cause the levers te rock upon their tulcrums and rel )fasc the dctent clutches d" troni engagement with the clutch disks. rl`he coin chutes g correspond in number and location with the magazines` t and are preferably located in rear thereof with their upper ends curved forwardly to the coin slots /N which are formed through the top o'l the cabinet u. Movable across the top ot the coin slots` li are pivoted covers 121/ actuated by bell crank levers j and links mi having .slides` o mov able on the slideways j.

ln the operation ot the apparatus, a coin is inserted into the machine through a coin lslot 7L and descends through the wirrespoiuling coin chute g tothe coin receptacle y1. Dui ing its descent it engages the end f of the controlling lever c and the torce oit the inipact of the coin upon the lever 0 cans-ed by the momentum ot its descent is sullicient to displace the levertrom its normal posit ion and trip the detent clutch d from its engagement with the tooth ot the clutch disk .so that the clutch disk e can revolve with its pinion wheel i," under the influence ot the motion transmitted to it from the corresponding` motor spring te". During the revolution or partial revolution of the clutch disk, itsy sprocket wheel c by means ot the .sprocket chain a causes the revolution ot its con responding sprocket wheel n and ejector. The ejector previously stated, while inactive holds or jiirevents the removal oi the top most package by its heel engaging the Ylront edge of the package and during the revolution of the ejector, its toe comes .into contact with the rear end ot the package and dislr charges it through the delivery opening 7i at the top of the magazine. The teeth c olE the clutch disk are so timed that when the topmost package has been ejected. the niotion of the ejector will be arrested and the heel oi the ejector will be positioned to engage the. fronti edge oli the topmost package until the ejector has been again set in mot ion after the insertion ot a coin. ,is the packages are troni time to time delivered Alroin the magazine the elevator under the intluence ot its elevator motor intermittently moves upwardly with its load until the last package has been delivered. lllhen the ma azine is empty the elevator rises therein until the elevator guide engages the slide o and actuates the link and bell crank lever j to ,ltiO

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position the cover 2l so that it will close the coin sloth and prevent the insertion o`f any further coins into the coin chute correspoi'id-l Aing to the empty` inagaz'ii'iei To cause the instantaneous rengageine'nt of the detent clutches with the teeth of the clutch disks, tension springs Z are connected to the controlling leverse and to the apparatus to restore the controlling levers to their normal position after being actuated by the inserted coin. Slidably mounted'on, and revoluble with the winding shaft a is a winding pinion wheel a to successively engage the spur wheels g/ and revolve them to wind the motor springs fw. Instead of using spring motors automatically movable towards its delivery end, an ejector for delivering the vendible articles successively during the successive operations of the machine, means for automatically actuating the elevator, other means for automatically actuating. the ejector, and a coin operated controller for the ejector actuating means.

1 claim- 1. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising a packet carrying elevator, a guideway, a guide for the elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, means for automatically turning thepulley in one direction, a cord for the elevator passing over the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, an ejector shaft, an ejector comprising a hub part and two arms .extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recess in the heel thereof to receive and engage with the front edge of the packet and lock it on the elevator while the ejecting mechanism is inactive, and means for actuating the ejector.

2. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising a packet carrying elevator, a guideway, a guide for the-elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, a volute spring attached at its inner end to the shaft and at its outer endl to the pulley, a cord for the elevator passing over the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, an ejector shaft, an ejector comprising a hub part Vand two arms extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recess in the heel thereof to receive and engage with the front edge of the :packet and lock it on"- theelevater while the .ejecting mechanism is nactive', andl means' for actuating' the ejector to deliver the packet from the elevator.

3. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising a' packet carrying elevator, a' guideway, a guide for the elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, means for automatically turning the pulley in one direction, a cord for the elevator passing over the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, anejector shaft, an ejector comprising a hub part and two arms extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recess in the heel thereof to receive and engage with the front edge of the packet and lock it on the elevator while the ejecting mechanism is inactive, a clock movement, connecting means between the clock movement and the ejector shaft, a clutch disk driven by the clock movement, and a releasable detent clutch for locking and releasing the clutch disk.

4L. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising a acket carrying elevator, a guideway, a gui e for the elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, a volute spring attached at its inner end to the shaft 4 and at its outer end to the pulley, a cord for the elevator passing over the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, an ejector shaft, an ejector comprising a hub part and two arms extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recess in the heel thereof to receive and Aengage with the front edge ,of the packet and lock it on the elevator while the ejecting mechanism is inactive, a clock movement, connecting means between the clock movement and the ejector shaft, a clutch disk driven by the clock movement and a releasable detent clutch for locking and releasing the clutch disk.

5. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising a'packet carrying elevator, a guideway, a guide for the elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, means for automatically turning the pulley 1n one d1- rection, a cord for the elevator passing o ver the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, an ejector shaft, an ejectorcomprrsing a hub part and two arms extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recessin the heel thereof to receive and engage with the front edge ofthe packet and lock it. on the elevator while the ejecting mechanism is inactive, a clock movement, connecting means between the clock movement and the ejector shaft, a clutch disk driven by the clock movement, and a pivoted lever engag ing the clutch disk at one end.

6. An automatic machine for vending packets of merchandise comprising' a Jacket carrying elevator, a guideway, a gui e for the elevator slidable in the guideway, a shaft, a pulley revoluble on the shaft, a volute spring attached at its inner end to the shaft and at its outer end to the pulley a cord for the elevator passing over the pulley and attached to the elevator guide, an ejector shaft, an ejector comprising a hub part and two arms extending radially from the hub part, each arm having a recess in the heel thereof to receive and engage with the front edge of the packet and lock it on the e1e l vator While the ejecting mechanism is inactive, a clock movement, connecting means between the clock movement and the ejector shaft, a clutch disk driven by the clock movement, and a pivoted lever engaging the clutch disk at one end.

Toronto, November 23rd, A. l). 1905.

ARTHUR P. HOLDEN. Signed in the presence of C. H. R101-Ins, L. F. BROCK. 

